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He may have been with ODRTS
for barely a year when we first began in January 1954 following the
initial meeting at the Albany Tavern on June 7 1953, but
self-proclaimed Doctor, George King, could well have
travelled further in spirit than any ODRTS / DaC driver before or
since. In March 2009, Call Sign reported on the astonishing feat carried out by DaC’s Jon Woolnough (L22), who in the name of charity climbed the UK’s 3 biggest mountains, all in 24 hours for the infamous 3 Peaks Challenge. But to find the legacy Dr King left to the world, you would have had to make the 275 mile, five hour journey to the top of South Wales’ highest peak, Pen-y-Fan in the Brecon Beacons on Sunday 23 August. Once on the peak, you would find George King’s followers dressed in their anoraks and whilst waiting for the return of friendly aliens who they say have been here before, attempt to use the mountain’s cosmic energy to help heal the world. These are the member’s of an organisation set up by George in 1955 – around the time ODRTS did its first job for the BBC – known as the Aetherius Society. Aetherians believe that most of the planets in our solar system are inhabited by advanced, though friendly, aliens who travel around the universe turning various worlds into better places. Their beliefs – including that Jesus came from Venus along with Krishna and Buddha – could cause outrage among some religions if most didn’t already believe that Dr |
Former ODRTS driver and the friendly aliens! |
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King’s followers weren’t just a bit over
the top! George, who along with many taxi drivers of the era, was also a fireman during the war after having had his cab taken over by the War Office as an emergency fire engine, claimed he set up the Aetherius Society after being told by a disembodied voice to prepare himself because he was to become the voice of an Interplanetary Parliament. Some say it was really a drunken passenger in the back of his cab, but as George is no longer with us – he died in 1997 – Call Sign is prepared to accept his word for it! The organisation claims to have 10,000 followers and if nothing else, could help to explain the huge sale of anoraks around the Brecon Becons! A mysterious ‘cosmic transmission’ from his alien master told George to "charge" 19 mountains around the world with cosmic energy and in addition to Pen-y-Fan, Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Australia’s highest peak in Mount Kosciusko and Mt Baldy |
in California are three of the others. It was back in 1959 that George King made the trip to the top of Pen-y-Fan and by using the palms of his hands, "charged" the mountain with what he said was an energy from deep space. Sunday August 23 represented the fiftieth anniversay of the former ODRTS driver’s feat and saw those Aetherians present hold hands in a large circle and pray for their energy to help return the friendly aliens for another visit to planet Earth. We do not yet know as of writing whether they turned up or went to Baldy in California instead – after all, with our rather wet summer, who wouldn’t prefer some Californian sunshine! Since his death in 1997, members of the Aetherius Society claim to have lost a direct link to their alien masters, so instead, they follow the instructions left behind by our former driver. As one of Dr George King’s followers pointed out, they don’t do anyone any harm and at least it makes a change for a cab driver to go north rather than not go south! |
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WHAT’S ON AT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM? There is a Space season throughout summer, which includes the following: |
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Cosmos & Culture: how astronomy has shaped
our world… Running until 2010 and with free admission, this exhibition traces 400 years of telescope technologies, explores our changing perceptions of our place in the cosmos and examines the role astronomy has played in our everyday lives. Objects on display include Thomas Harriot’s drawings of the Moon, Jupiter’s satellites and sunspots, the telescope William Herschel used to discover Uranus, a detector seeking the mysterious dark matter that makes up most of our Universe and an amateur telescope made of bean cans, car parts and coat hangers! Force Field – the ultimate multi-sensory experience… Charges apply to this exhibition, |
but if you are an outer space buff, then you will undoubtedly enjoy it. Force Field allows you to see, hear, feel and even smell what it would be like to venture into space, with a ride in the Science Museum’s extraordinary new multi-sensory experience. You can journey deep into the unknown with The Legend of Apollo film and discover what it felt like to be part of the Apollo missions. The experience utilises the latest simulation and effects technologies to place the audience in a truly experiential environment where they not only see, but also feel what it was like to be part of this major historical event. The Legend of Apollo has been created with participation from former NASA Apollo astronaut Col. David R. Scott. The film draws on Col. Scott’s own experiences, actual Apollo archival footage, recent satellite imagery of the Moon andexceptional 3D computer | animation. In 2008/09, the Science Museum was proud to have been awarded the Gold Award for Visitor Attraction of the Year by Visit London and a Silver Award for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year by Enjoy England. There are many other exhibitions to wander round at the Science Museum. For updates on all their news and events or for their free newsletter, go www.sciencemuseum.org.uk.  The Force Field experience will show you what being on the Apollo mission was like! |
